How to Say “What Are You Doing After Work” in Spanish

¿qué haces después de trabajar?
In Spanish, the phrase 'what are you doing after work' is translated as ¿qué haces después de trabajar?
This phrase is used to inquire about a person's plans for the time following their employment hours. You can also use the near future construction ¿qué vas a hacer después de trabajar? to ask about plans.

Which one should you use?

While ¿qué haces después de trabajar? is a standard way to ask the question, you can also ask specifically about plans using ¿qué planes tienes para después del trabajo? or ¿cuáles son sus planes para después del trabajo? in more formal settings. If you want to ask if someone has a specific plan already, use ¿tiene algo planeado para después del trabajo?

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some Latin American countries, you may hear the colloquial expression después de la chamba to refer to the time after work. In other regions, the colloquial term después del curro is used.

How does it change in a sentence?

When addressing a group of friends or colleagues in Spain, use the plural form ¿qué hacéis después de trabajar? to ask what they are doing. For formal singular address, use ¿qué hace después de trabajar?

Did you know?

  • The verb trabajar has a dark history, as it originates from the Late Latin word tripālium, which referred to a 'torture instrument'.
  • Spanish uses the present tense ¿qué haces? to ask about future plans, whereas English speakers often feel the need to use the future tense.
  • In Spain, the plural form ¿qué hacéis? is used for a group of colleagues, but in Latin America, people use ¿qué hacen? instead.

Examples in context

  • ¿Qué vas a hacer después del trabajo hoy?
    What are you going to do after work today?
  • No sé, ¿qué haces después de trabajar?
    I don't know, what are you doing after work?

Example conversation

Two colleagues are chatting in the office kitchen.

  1. Lucía

    Javier, ¿qué haces después de trabajar?
    Javier, what are you doing after work?
  2. Javier

    No tengo planes, ¿por qué?
    I don't have plans, why?
  3. Lucía

    Quiero ir al cine. ¿Vienes?
    I want to go to the cinema. Are you coming?
  4. Javier

    Sí, me parece una buena idea.
    Yes, that sounds like a good idea.

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